And so the new season starts and along the long and winding road we go. Somewhere at the end of which is our June production of HMS Pinafore and Trial by Jury (not necessarily in that order). At the helm of the ship we welcome Derek Hill back as director and trusty first mate Richard Abrams as our MD. Derek has been keen to point out that doing the two operas gives us plenty of scope for casting for those who might be interested (or foolish enough) to take a role.

But June is so far away you cry! Yes, it does seem so doesn't it. However between now and December we have a number of concerts planned in the Swindon locality. I'll publish more details of those here as and when they are confirmed, but rest assured they'll represent a broad sweep of the G&S canon to be sure!

In the meantime we'd like to welcome anyone who'd like to join us, every Tuesday, at the Wroughton Workingmen's Club. Did I mention there is a bar?